Software & tools Human-directed
Deep Nostalgia
Upload an old family photo and the face blinks, turns and smiles. Tens of millions of ancestors were animated in the first weeks.
Where the human came in
The genealogy company limited it to still photos, blocked speech on purpose to avoid deepfake abuse, and labelled every result as synthetic.
Why it is not slop
A deliberately narrow use of face animation, with the guardrails stated up front. It moved people because of what it refused to do.
Seed entry: written from public sources and awaiting editorial review.